Distinguished Professor

Contact

Email: rakov@ece.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-4242
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 116130, Gainesville, FL 32611-6130

Office Location

NEB 553
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Primary Research Area

Electrophysics

Research Interests

Lightning, Atmospheric Electricity, Lightning Protection

About

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Honors and Awards:

• Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, JGR Atmospheres, 2016
• Honorary Professor, Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of  Science, 2015
• International Educator of the Year, UF College of Engineering, 2015
• Honorable Mention, Richard Schulz Transactions Prize Paper Award, IEEE-EMC, 2015
• Karl Berger Award, International Conference on Lightning Protection, 2012
• Best Paper Award, 7th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Lightning, Chengdu, China, 2011
• Annual Recognition Award, National Lightning Safety Institute, 2004
• Prize Paper Award, IEEE Power Engineering Society, Surge Protective Devices Committee, 2001
• UF Research Foundation Professorship, 2001-2003, 2007-2009
• Outstanding Contribution in Research Award, Southeastern Section Medallion Certificate, American Society for Engineering Education, 1999

Education

• PhD, Electrical Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic, 1983
• MS, Electrical Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic, 1977